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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-14
EDUCATION.

The constitutions of 1868 and 1872 have
laid the broad, deep and permanent fouu-
dalton of free education, and the splendid
Superstructure already assures the general
dissemination of learning and knowledge.
1t can be truthtully said that free educa-
ton i'll this state receives the generous,
hearty and united support of the people
The following will indicate the general
appreciation and the great work accom-
plished since the organization OF the State:
The SchooI Fo,d (IrrcduciJir).
In 1850 -. $lO6, 122 ~
In lS~6 57O.I73 Is
In relation TO this fund, the following
from the report ot the State Superintendent
of Free Schools will, doubtless, receive
your attention:
Il desire To call your attention to the
thirty thousand dollars invested in @le
National Bank of West Virginia, ut Wheel
my which has generally been supposed to
he part of the school fund. | understand
that the interest OH the same is withheld on
the ground that neither the Constitution
Article y nor the statute of lSG7, trans
tcrring all stock standing in the name of
the Literary Fund, and, and all stock
standing in the name of the State "lutcr-
nal Improvement Fund" Ia the school
fund, does not transfer the the thirty
Thousand dollars in the National Bank of
West Virginia, ~ it came from the stock OF
the North Western Bank Of Virginia stand
my in the name OF the Commonwealth of
Virginia, and did not belong to either OF
these funds. Dividends to the amount OF
eight thousand one hundred dollars are now
due, nothing having been paid since lS-3
Evidently it was the intention of the law
that this fund should he transferred to
The School Fund. -
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-14
NORMAL SCHOOLS.

The report of the Board OF Regents shows
the progress and condition of the Normal
schools, and suggests needed amendments
and appropriations.
appropriations Recommended:
For the support OF the Normal
School and its branches Tor the
wear ending September 30,
Isl 5 1900
For same for the year ending Sep
TENDER -, lS-G l5,OOO
For SINE Tor first DalfUf year end
ing September 30, i~~9. 1890
Expense Of Regents.
For expenses Of Regents for l~N1. 100
For expenses of Regents for l~~H. 400
Insurance:
For insurin% buildings for the
next threl years 6oO
Repairs aad Improvements.
For Marshall Colleges 5 Hood
Farmont Normal School l,361
West Liberty Normal School. $50
Concord Normal School 1000
Sherhrrd College 200
Glcnville Normal School 1000
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-14
NNTHEELING AND ELM GROVE R.R.

On and sfter Monday November l.. lSSi. Trait
on the Wheeling y Film Grove X. h, will run ,
follows.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-14

Depart Arrive.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-14

Under ch. g.. West Virginia Acts 1869,
and similar statute of Pennsylvania pro.
viding for the appointment OF commission
ers to act in conjunction, and to examine
rs TO the true location of the monuments
which mark the boundary line between
the two States and to replace any mOnu-
ments which had become dilapidatcd or
removed; the said commission have pre-
pored and filed in the Secretary of State :
office Joint, full and final report of their
proceedings, accompanied by maps and
drafts for clear understanding OF the
same.
This completes the work and the settle
ment OF the boundary line.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-14

t2,2l0lhl.
Output of mines on the W. Va.
c. Il j.. Il. Il. =. Ou,u3j
Output of the other mines in the
northern part Of the State in
Guiding the mines of Mason
county =. Gl5, 800
Total OUTPUT of the northern
part of the State. l,0i',3,'3
Output of the Flat Top Mercer
Co. Mines Ii7,isI
OUTPUT of the Kanawha and
New river mines l,Sl',O"@
Total output OF the southern
part of the State j ,96?, ~"
Total .3,UO~ ,n9l
coke Productin il l-Sj.
Coke produced in the northern
part of the State "l'h'i
Coke produced in the southern
part of the State Ii2,Nto
Total lo'''l'
The report for 1856 is not yet delivered,
but will lie laid before you during the SEES
sion.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-14

The endowment funds are ut present IN
vested in United States bonds, 4 large por-
ton of them in SIX per cents. These SIX
per cent bonds command 4 large premium
so that. if sold now, it is estimated that
the endowment would be increased about
so. OOO from the premiums aforesaid, the
par value of the bonds being SlO3, 900;
whereas if the bonds he held until maturity
only their par value will be realized. The
policy of investing these funds in United
States bonds does not now suit the COndI-
ton under which they stand, owing To the
large premium which they command! This
is illustrated by 4 single transaction CON
nected Herewith. In lSS3 a -, 900 bond
was called in by the United States Treas
urv and that amount placed in the hands
of the University treasurer. This being
reinvcStcd in four per cent bonds realized
only 81. POO after paying the current premi-
um thereOn--a clear loss of $500 of the en-
dOwment.
We recommend that the law be so
amended rs to authorize the Governor or
the Board of Regents to manage this fund
on the usual business principles regarding
such Investments, with authority to sell
such bonds as command 4 sufficient premi-
nm to Justify il, and to invest the proceeds
in county, municipal or other solvent Sc
curitics of this State or within thcSamc, Us
may he available. Such investments would
he safe beyond peradventure, rs the Legis-
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

The twentieth Legislature is just
now receiving q lambasting over the
law relating to the collection of taxes,
through the operation of which the
taxpayers of Texas have been required
to pay over S5,000,000 during the
present year. In other words, the
taxes for tive years have been crowd
ed into one, and this too in face OF
the fact that the state treasury is al.
ready full to overlooking. The pre-
sent year has not been a prosperous
one for the farmer and this villainous
proceeding on the part of the last
legislature will only result in an in
creased confscation of homes and
farms. The work of the last legis-
ature seems to have been nearly all
bad. But few of it's members will
dare 60 before their constituents next
year and ask an endorsement Of their
official acts through a reelection
Houston Labor Echo.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15
The La Grunge Journal saYs:


Texas will hardly get the Mexican
mission. She has so many great men
who whenever public position is to
be filed, either make application or
are suggested by their numerous adj
mirers for the place that the appoint
ing power becomes bewildered at the
array of names presented and looks
in some other direction for man.
II is about time for the voters OF
the state to be bewildered in the same
way. No sooner is an Office to be
filled than scores of tho same old
names appear with clamorous appeals
for support. The state seems to have
grown into commonwealth of office
seekers. 1t is safe to say that 30, 900
men are now looking to the Offices to
be filed next year. Ten times as
much money as the Offices are worth
will be spent in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
weston News.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

CENTURY MAGAzISE-The Century Mag
azine for December opens with an article
from Edward L. Wilson. called the Sea of
Galilee. which is beautifully illustrated.
Notes on Partisan Newspapers, by Brander
Matthews. is particularly interesting. as the
article shows the widely different methods
in the management Of American and French
newspapers The paramount desire with
the Partisan journalist Is to present from
day to day keen aud intelligent criticisms
Of commerce. science. literature, art and the
drama-and particularly politics and the
drama The French journal j. not q news
paper in the American sense Of the word.
and according 10 the writer does not pre-
tend to be. The writer says French editors
would refuse 20 PRINT most q the trivial
trash that encumbers the columns q the
American papers To the Preach journal
ii q trifing incident IN the immediate
nsichhorbooi = of more importance than q
greet calamity a tholslui milss Sway. The
writer gives pen Ii-tures q some q the
more pr1-ninsrf PE-isia1 editors a-i drzzult-
ie critics. s1ch Hs n Tame. Boctsf0rt- "
Ss-csy. yElss Clzreite- Together vlh de-
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15
Death of Hon. Benjamin Rush Plumley
| Ellis Record.

GALVESTON, December 9.-Hon.
Benjamin Rush Plumley, member of
the legislature from the Pictorial dis
trict comprising Galveston and Bra
zoria equities, died at his residence
in this city this morning, aged n.
The deceased was historic character
He was a native of Philadelphia and
descended from an old Quaker fam
lily. In early life he was associated
with VIM, Lloyd Garrison, Wendell
Philips and the other great abolition
lists Of the north, actively cooperating
with them in their earliest agstations
against slavery. He was elected to
the Pennsylvania Legislature about
1850. and was the author of the anti
slavery resolution the discussion of
which created great excitement
throughout Pennsylvania and the
whole country. During the rebellion
he served as major for a time on the
staff OF MIG J. C. Fremont, and
latterly on the staff Of Gen. Banks IN
Louisiana. At the close Of the war
be moved to Galveston. and became
the protector Of the first street rail
way in Texas. serving for many years
as president Of the Galveston CITY
Railway company. Although always
4 pronounced republican IN politics
be was Eve times elected 10 the state
legislature and Vas known as one Of
the most public-spiTitei men Of the
state He leaves one son his second
uife having diel only SIX months AGO.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

George w. Julian, SurveyorGen-
eral of New Mexico, is talked of as
the successor of Sparks. Julian was
for many years Chairman of the House
Committee on Public Lands. and has
had much additional experience ten.
ding to fit him for the duties of the
position of Land Commissioner. In view
of the fact, however, that his policy
would be nearly identical with that
of Sparks, he is not likely to get the
place.-Los Angeles Express, Rep.
In view of the fact that there was
no differen ce as to policy between Mr..
Sparks and the Administration-not
one jot-Mr. Julian seems to have a
pretty good chance.-Los Angeles
Herald, Dem.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

Senator Coke is daily developing
himself more and more as dema.
gogue of the Reagan order. Reagan
traded his better convictions Ito the
Prohibitionists) for seat in the U.
S. Senate. Coke is trying to do the
same by opposing the Anti plank in
the coming platform but he has
shown the cloven foot too soon. He
may get beat at his own game. r
@. Mills still lives and don't forget ii
Richard.
We clip the above from the New
Braunfels Zeitung. Were not our
unhappy friend, the editor of that
paper, the victim of single idea,and
that idea the supreme blessedness Of
universal beer-swigging, he would
have seen the foolishness of the above
Reagan was elected to the Senate be.
fore he declared for prohibition. And
who does not see that if he had been
a mere seeker of popularity he would
have taken the whisky side?
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

"Hoarding up money in the United
States treasury, for which the gov
eminent has no earthly use, is moth
ing more or less than legalized rob
berry. aud that too Of the meanest
sort. as it IVES filched to a great ex-
tent, from those who were not able
10 spare It
Thus forcibly blows the Lavaca
Sea Breeze. Bot Is it a whit better.
nay. j. il not even worse robbery to
hoard mp money 10 the Texas State
Treasury. aud continue to swell the
amount BY collecting double taxes IN
one yer from a people who. to q
lar-e exteut are scarcely abe 70
1.5ez..e s,u tLe c0mnon nee ssaTies
" lie
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

The editor of the Boerne paper, an
anti-prohibition and Sunday law Ger
man, has yet the good sense to con-
denim the crazy anarchical proceed
ings at San Antonio. He says:
The Sunday law is, in our opinion,
a fraud. 1t is IN infringement on re-
ligious liberty. We can not under
stand how an enlightened christen-
dom can sanction such o law. But
the justices of the peace and juries
of Bexar county are pursuing the
wrong course by declaring the law
unconstitutional in their verdicts.
The idea that petit jury can pass
on the constitutionalities is perfectly
ridiculous.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

A special to the Globe, Democrat
from San Antonio expresses the opin-
ion that the efforts of the State Gov
eminent to suppress lawlessness there
will be vain. We don't believe it.
Only let the Governor and Attorney
General show a decided front and
the San Antonio anarchists will make
haste to "cave." They have nothing
like the pluck and devotion to princi-
pie of their representative brethren
who were recently hanged at Chicago.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

Bradstreets gives the earnings of
los railroads for October at S33093,
313 against 500, 5S1,64l for the same
roads in October, 1SS6-an increase
lis per cent. The earnings of the
same los roads, including 1894
miles, from January l to October 81,
at S64,963,7ss, against the same
roads for the same time in 1886 and
then including 54,454 miles and earn
ings S23l,7O7,925.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

Reconnaissance Sparks is being
doomed for the governorship of Hi
nois. The recent decision of the SUI
preme court in favor of a company
claim to 5000 acres of coal and iron
land in Colorado, which was conveyed
by men who fraudulently entered it,
and is worth $1,000. 1000, is said to be
fixing attention upon Mr.. Sparks as
the representative of an idea.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

M. Grevy was the victim of a
worthless soul n-law, whom he had
not the Roman firmness to throw
overheard. Grevy made a good
president, and showed himself to the
last true patriot by resigning rather
than risk the peace of his country by
appeal to the people as allowed him
by the constitution.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

The writings OF Mr., Jefferson have
been ransacked, and it is found that
he believed that the land OF any coun-
try belongs in usufruct 10 tho living,
and that land tenures should not last
more than a generations period he first
limited TO thirty-three aud afterward
at nineteen years. 1t is substantially
the previous idea OF Thomas Paine.
This may be why Henry George calls
himself Jeffersonian Democrat,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

Joseph Male, who killed man in
Austin few years ago, and got
change of venue to Williamson coun
ty, because he could not get u fair and
impartial trial in Travis county, was
elected the other day mayor of Aus
tin by majority of 119O over DR.
Cummings, independent. IT'S thus
that popular sentiment strangely
Yeers about.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15
The Message.

We have the pleasure OF laying be
fore our readers this week the OK
cellent message of President Cleye
land, in full. 1t gives the true solu
ton of our national trouble, and
affords fresh evidence that he is the
man for the hour.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

The Supreme Court of Mississippi
has very properly refused bail to j. s.
Hamilton, q man of wealth, who on
the night of the 9Th May last shot
and killed Dhu Gambrell, editor OF q
prohibition paper called The Sword
and Shield. The killing was horri-
BILE murder, "most foul and unnat-
ural," and it is compliment to the
judiciary of the State that Hamilton's
dollars have failed to secure his re-
lease from prison.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

Joseph Houser, colored, recently
appointed pension agent by President
Cleveland at Cape Girardeau, Mo,
was at La Fargo, Mo-, on Saturday
investigating pension matters. While
there mob seized and carried him
to the woods with the intention of
lynching him, but contented them
selves with whipping and kicking the
unfortunate man almost to death.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15
Miss Frances e. Willard. suggest

Miss Frances e. Willard suggests
that the women of the United States
should purchase Whittier's old home
and keep it beautiful to his memory.
Whittier was peculiarly the poet OF
women, and it is probable that any
sum necessary to carry out Miss Will,
lard's suggestion could be easily col
lected from them.
Since Whittier is an old bachelor
it must be because of his spiritual
affinity with them that he is so be-
loved by the ladies.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

scriptions Of the various newspaper Offices.
Geo. w. Gable has new story running IN
the Century, called An Large, being a
sequel TO his previous story, called Grande
Pointe. The second installmont OF the
story appears In this number, and partakess
of much OF that qnaintness in language and
expression 80 often found IN his works. Pris-
on Life of the Russian Revolutionists, by
George KEENAN,; Pictorial Success of Mr..
Irying's Faust, by Joseph and Elizabeth X.
Pennell; Memoranda of the Civil War, etc.,
comprise the remaining articles,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

The women of Elxhart, Ind, made
so many slanderous and defamatory
remarks about Miss Minnie Adams,
the daughter of the Rev. f. w.
Adams, that she committed suicide.
Mans inhumanity to man has passed
into proverb, but woman's inhu-
mainly to woman is even greater.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

We regret to say that our friend OF
the New Braunfels Zeitung, who once
professed to us his anxiety to become
Americanized as fast as possible, has
already given up his English column.
He will probably be shocked when
we tell him that he ought to print
one-kalf at least, of his paper in
English to be up with the times.
This we are prepared to demon
strate,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

Where Prohibition prevails, men
plead that personal liberty" includes
the right to have saloons. Where
license prevails, they plead that the
right too keep saloons open on the
Lords day is included in personal
liberty" The two pleas are one in
fact-one in logic and spirit. No
people should accept the first, who
are not willing to accept the last also
Accepting the first, we may look for
personal Liberty Leagues" like
those in New York and Pennsylvania.
clamoring for open Sunday saloons. !"
Christian Index.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

Johann Most has been released on
bail of $4,000 pending the appeal of
his case from the New York Court of
General Sessions, in which he was
tried and convicted of uttering sedi-
tious and incendiary language tending
to incite a breach of the public peace.
With the" boodler" Jacob Sharp
out on $4,000 bail, nobody can COM
plain that the arch-anarchists Most is
accorded a similar privilege. The
law gives him this right and he is
entitled to it.-Chicago News.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

The proposition to do away with
international warfare and submit all
international difficulties to arbitration,
seems to meet with universal favor on
both sides of tee Atlantic Congress
will likely take some action in the
matter at the present session. The
world has had enough of war, and if
arbitration beadopted aud barriers to
commercial intercourse be removed,
we shall soon enjoy a sort of millen-
ium.-EX.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

Since the appearance of the Presi-
dents message the San Antonio Elk
press, the late rampant organ of the
wool-growers of Western Texas, is
like the boy" but its clients are not
slow to give evidence of being seri-
ously disgruntled
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

Robert Bonner, the founder of the
New York Ledger, recently announc-
ed his withdrawal from that paper.
He began life poor printer, and re-
tires at the age of GA with an ample
fortune, leaving the Ledger in the
hands of his sons, who have been
trained to business under him.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

!, Ed. J. L. Green, Prest., of thu above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
Ed. J. L. GREEN, Prest,
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of October, 1887.
TsEAL.I EDWARD X. KoNE,
County Judge Hays county, Texas.
Correct HANrArErT HARDY,
Attest J. w. NANCE, Directors.
JAS. G.. BURLEsoS.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

Since the death of Col. De Morse,
the veteran editor of the GAINESVILLE
Standard, that paper is being con
ducted by ladies; his daughter, Mrs.
Isabel De Morse Lattimer, being
publisher, and Mrs. Geo. f. Bnrdett
editor.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

Whatever may be said about the
disagreement between Secretary La
mar and Land Commissioner Sparks,
the fact stands intact that the people
owe mainly to Nr. Sparks the recOv-
ery Of thirty million acres Of public
lands That the mnnopolists thought
tLev had a tigL; grip on.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

The Boerne Paper says: Colonel
Spies, who is well remembered by the
old settlers, who for while was presi-
dent of the society for the protection
of the Society of Emigration to Texas,
and who was one of the founders of
New Braunfels and Fredericksburg,
was an uncle of August Spies.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

Last week the certificate Of 4 school
teacher named Sieigc, vas cancelled
rpon the charge u intOXication.
Slelre appealed to the Superintend-
mt. Mr Cooper sustained the acton
~ tie lo-l authority. TIE appeal
,--s ffer r-rlie1 o. Gre I.arr1 rl ti1-
.stion winch on Friday iast sustained
Mr. Cooper
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15
A Good Move.
man for the h,

There is to be general meeting OF
representatives for all parts of the
state at Dallas on the Goth inst to
promote immigration. This is very
important move, and we hope to see
our city and county represented on
the occasion.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

1--WE have in our midst the man
of destiny without Waterloo in the
past or future" was very happy
point made by Gov. Gordon as ap
Piled to President Cleveland at his
late visit to the South.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

Still Gen. Boulanger is not Sin the
saddle" in France, the predictions OF
many American editorial wiseacres
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

We heartily applaud the course OF
Gen. Ross and attorney Gen. Hogg
in resolving to enforce the laws at
San Antonio as elsewhere. They
could not in honor aud duty have
done otherwise. The moral sense OF
the people of the state will back them
mn
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

Prof. Dinwiddie, the able chairman
of the faculty of the A. & M. college,
Dryan, died ct that institution on
Sunday. He was one of the best
educators in Texas.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-15

The executive committee OF the
Union Labor party of Texas will hold
an advisory meeting in Fort Worth
on January 8 to map out the work for
the next campaign in Texas.